It’s Cask Ale Week and since we’re pub-hopping across the country preparing to launch The Good Food Guide’s 100 Best Pubs, in partnership with Timothy Taylor’s Landlord, we’ve been experiencing firsthand the appeal of a carefully conditioned ale as an alternative to drinking wine. Suffolk publican and beer afficionado Mark Dorber fills us in.
Southwold is a quintessentially British seaside town, where on sandy beaches crab sandwiches are enjoyed and fish and chips closely guarded from swooping seagulls. A walk along the beach hut-lined promenade is a fitting way to take in the sweeping Suffolk coast. Up and down it, by the shore or tucked away inland, there are plenty of places to stop and dine well. Local writer Tessa Allingham knows the score.
Dublin native and chef-owner of Myrtle Anna Haugh shares her recipe for a traditional Irish soda bread, with one key store cupboard utensil.
Never mind the falling leaves and the bracing winds, the British seaside remains splendid in autumn. Josh Barrie picks six coastal boltholes from the Guide, each enveloped in fine views and expert cooking.
From plot to plate – chefs and their gardeners share their summer tips for growing fruit and veg with Tessa Allingham
